Who Should Join?

• ICAR JRF (AIEEA PG) Aspirants

• Agriculture PG Entrance Students

• B.Sc. Agriculture Students (2nd, 3rd & Final Year)

• Students Preparing for Plant Science Competitive Exams

• ASRB NET, ARS, SRF, SMS & STO Aspirants

Why Choose Krashi Coaching?

• Complete syllabus in one course

• Structured preparation from basics to advanced

• Exam-focused teaching by expert faculty

• Regular revision sessions

• Live + Recorded learning flexibility

• Comprehensive mock tests

• Proven preparation strategy

• Dedicated mentorship & doubt support

Course Features

• Live + Recorded Online Classes

• Complete Study Material

• Previous Year Solved Papers

• Crisp Revision Notes

• Topic-wise & Full-Length Mock Tests

• WhatsApp Discussion Community

• Revision Sessions After Course Completion

• Course Completion in approximately 6–7 months

Course Validity

Access will be available according to the validity plan selected during enrollment.

• This is a digital course.

• No refunds will be applicable after purchase.

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Why Invest in This Course?

The amount you invest today is temporary, but the knowledge, confidence, and career opportunities you gain will benefit you throughout your career. Learn from experienced educators, master the complete syllabus, practise with hundreds of questions and mock tests, and prepare with a proven strategy to achieve your dream rank.

Join the ICAR JRF Horticulture Expert Batch today and begin your journey towards success with Krashi Coaching.

Code 08: MAJOR SUBJECT GROUP – HORTICULTURE

Sub-Subjects:

• 8.1: Vegetable Science
• 8.2: Fruit Science
• 8.3: Post-Harvest Management
• 8.4: Floriculture & Landscaping
• 8.5: Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

UNIT-I

Importance of Agriculture in national economy; basic principles of crop production; cultivation of rice, wheat, chickpea, pigeon-pea, sugarcane, groundnut, tomato and mango. Major soils of India, role of NPK and their deficiency symptoms. Structure and function of cell organelles; mitosis and meiosis; Mendelian genetics; elementary knowledge of photosynthesis; respiration, and transpiration; structure and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes and vitamins. Major pests and diseases of rice, wheat, cotton, chickpea, sugarcane and their management. Important rural development programmes in India; organizational set up of agricultural research, education and extension in India; Elements of statistics.

UNIT-II

Layout and establishment of orchards; pruning and training; propagation, climatic requirement and cultivation of fruits like mango, banana, citrus, guava, grape, pineapple, papaya, apple, pear, peach and plum; cultivation of plantation crops like coconut and cashew nut and spices like black pepper, coriander, turmeric; important physiological disorders; major vegetable crops of tropical, subtropical and temperate regions like cole crops (cauliflower, cabbage and knol khol), cucurbits (pumpkin, bottlegourd, bittergourd, luffa, muskmelon and watermelon, cucumber), root crops (radish, tapioca sweet potato and potato), leafy vegetables (fenugreek and spinach); solanaceous crops (tomato, chillies and brinjal); techniques for raising the nursery; nutritive value of fruits and vegetables and their role in human nutrition; basic physiology of ripening in fruits and vegetables and their products; type of fruits and vegetable products and control of fungal and bacterial diseases; major floricultural crops grown in India for commercial purposes like rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, marigold, tuberose, gladiolus, orchids; establishment and maintenance of lawns, trees, shrubs, creepers, hedges and annuals; type of gardens, methods of crop improvement; male sterility and incompatibility; pure line and pedigree selection; backcross, mass selection; heterosis; plant nutrients, deficiency symptoms of nutrients, manures and fertilisers, systems of irrigation, management of important pests and diseases of fruits and vegetables.